“water” in Mandarin Chinese

Meaning in English

1. (noun) a facility that provides a source of water 2. (noun) a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants 3. (noun) the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) 4. (noun) binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent 5. (noun) liquid excretory product 6. (noun) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm 7. (verb) secrete or form water, as tears or saliva 8. (verb) supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams 9. (verb) fill with tears 10. (verb) provide with water

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